Christoph Koncz plays Mozart’s five Violin Concertos on Mozart’s own violin, with Les Musiciens du Louvre.
Tag: Violin
Review: “What’s Next vivaldi?” – Kopatchinskaja, Antonini
Patricia Kopatchinskaja presents a program which combines Violin Concertos by Vivaldi with contemporary works, together with Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini.
Review: “John Williams in Vienna” – Mutter, Vienna Philharmonic, Williams
The Vienna Philharmonic plays John Williams’ theme music from iconic movies, with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and conducted by the composer.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, August 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: “Bohemian Tales” – Augustin Hadelich, Violin
Augustin Hadelich performs Dvorak’s Violin Concerto with Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Jakub Hrůša, and Janacek’s Violin Sonata with Charles Owen.
Bach – A beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Bach, one of the leading figures in the late Baroque era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Bach’s music.
Review: Vivaldi, Piazzolla – Four Seasons – Arabella Steinbacher
Arabella Steinbacher combines Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” with Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”, in a new recording with the Münchener Kammerorchester.
Review: “City Lights” – Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
Lisa Batiashvili’s new album takes the listener across the world with eleven carefully chosen pieces that represent the most important cities in her life.
Review: Elgar – Violin Concerto – Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti perform Elgar’s Violin Concerto with the London Philharmonic under Vladimir Jurowski.
Tchaikovsky – A beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Tchaikovsky, one of the leading figures in the late Romantic era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Tchaikovsky’s music.
